Posted on 05/27/2023 8:27:10 AM PDT by ducttape45
“”She said she was SO jealous of her two older brothers that got TWO balls of rice for breakfast. “But they had to work the neighbors’ fields to earn money - my mom and baby and I just had to beg.”””
Something preppers overlook is that you can’t split the food equally, the young men will die with their hot burning metabolisms.
In the Korean War, we learned that the older men survived being prisoners more often than the younger men, it was because the older men’s bodies with their slower metabolisms could survive on the reduced calories while the younger ones burnt through the calories too quickly.
Grandpa and the 17-year-old, don’t get the exact same rationed calories if you have to ration it.
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I get it. Apoligies if the jest was in bad, err, taste. You know, two balls of rice, two girls, one eats two, the other...
I’ve heard post-WWII near-starvation stories from family. Sucks to be there.
to keep track of everything you have and need set up an excel spread sheet
Good advice, and yes, that is something I am doing. Thank you for the tip!
I have their website bookmarked, and yes, I will be checking them out. Thanks for the tip!
No apologies needed.
It is amazing to me that I know somebody that has actually gone through what could happen to us.
Even down to getting a call from the police station that they would “like to talk to you.”
I am nowhere near professional-level on this, but Costco or BJ’s, or even Sam’s club can be very economical, and they offer a lot of stuff like dried milk in bulk. If you can find one in driving distance, it is worth a monthly or bi-monthly jaunt, IMO.
I have stuff I like to eat, like canned chicken, canned tuna, canned salmon, as well as whey protein and other fairly shelf-stable stuff I buy in massive bulk, and eat and keep replacing, keeping a good up to date stash. Costco canned chicken is so good you can microwave it, and have it every night plain if you like, and it is delicious.
They also offer buckets of prepper stuff, so in the back of their minds seems to be some desire to appeal to people who stock up for emergencies.
“As a side note, I read that civilians who were caught up in the Kosovo War valued Dinty Moore beef stew above all else.”
Wow, didn’t know things got so bad over there.
“I don’t understand the value in freeze-dried food for emergencies, unless you had plenty of heat and water available, and limited storage space. Wouldn’t it make more sense to stock up on quality canned food? If the can is not breached, that stuff can last for decades. Just open the lid and it’s ready to eat.”
On a serious note, I completely agree. I think a lot of people are not thinking things through. If you do plan on leaving your home and bugging out to wherever (either by foot or in a vehicle), then freeze-dried has some merit (definitely for being on foot, depends on specifics for a vehicle). If staying put, then there’s no comparison, as the food quality of canned is FAR BETTER than freeze-dried (except maybe top-end, but then that costs at least 10x what canned costs). And I agree and have tasted canned after 10 years, just like new and likely good for at least another 20 years.
Bottom line - stock up on canned - then, 10 years or so later, dump it (or donate it, if anyone will take it), and simply replace it. Still costs next to nothing (relative to what you get for it).
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